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Q: why can't I find my songs from my cloud on my iPhone?

I'm subscribed to iTunes Match so (nearly) all my music on my macMini is backed-up in the cloud and should be available on my iPhone 5s and iPad air. But when i open the music app on my iPhone and try to find some of my albums it can't find anything. Even when I have several albums of one artist it can't find one of them. Can anyone explain this to me?

Thanks.

Mac mini, OS X El Capitan (10.11)

Posted on Mar 5, 2016 3:55 AM

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  • by joe_7399,

    joe_7399 joe_7399 Mar 6, 2016 12:58 PM in response to jos3
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    Mar 6, 2016 12:58 PM in response to jos3

    Hi jos3,

     

    Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!

     

    From your question, it sounds like you are using iCloud Music Library with your iTunes Match subscription. iCloud Music Library is the service that shares your music content across your devices. 

     

    If you are not seeing this music on one of your devices, your iPhone, I would first suggest making sure that you are signed into the same Apple ID on your iPhone and have iCloud Music Library enabled. 

     

    Turn on iCloud Music Library

    With your Apple Music membership, you can sync your music by turning on iCloud Music Library on all of the devices on which you want to use Apple Music.

    On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

    1. In the Apple Music app, tap the profile icon and sign in with the same Apple ID and password that you use for your Apple Music membership. 
    2. From your device's Home screen, go to Settings > Music, and turn on iCloud Music Library.
    3. If you already have music on your device, you'll be asked if you want to Merge or Replace the music. Choose Merge to add the songs currently on your device to your library.* If you select Replace, the music on your device is replaced with your Apple Music library.

     

    Sync Apple Music across your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and computer - Apple Support

     

    Best!